Manchester United fans are convinced they've moved a step closer to landing one of their top transfer targets this summer after his team missed out on securing Champions League football next season.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was part of the Lazio side that imploded against Serie A rivals Inter Milan on Sunday afternoon.

Lazio only needed to draw against Inter to secure Champions League football for next season, and took the lead through an Ivan Perisic own goal in just nine minutes.

Danilo D'Ambrosio equalised for the visitors but Lazio restored their lead just before the break when Felipe Anderson found the back of the net, and the club looked good value to secure a top-four finish.

Things went dramatically wrong in the second half however, after Inter were awarded a penalty, which Mauro Icardi netted.

Senad Lulic was sent off for Lazio, and the Rome-based outfit suddenly found themselves on the back foot.

The 23-year-old has enjoyed a brilliant season for the Serie A club (Image: REX/Shutterstock)

Matias Vecino then had the final say with a headed winner nine minutes before the end, meaning Inter would finish above Lazio - despite finishing the season on the same amount of points as them - because of a better head-to-head record.

Manchester United fans keeping track of the action were quick to react to the thrilling encounter on social media, and it seems many are convinced that Lazio failing to secure Champions League football has paved the way for Milinkovic-Savic to move to Old Trafford.